The Patriot Guard Riders
Bay Area, California
Honor Mission for
Vernon Avant, US Army (Ret)
Tuesday October 24, 2023
Seaside, CA
PGR has been asked to provide an escort and flag line for Army Veteran Vernon "Sleepy" Avant on Tuesday, October 24, and we will be honored to do so. During his three years in the service, Mr. Avant was a Combat Medic during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Purple Heart after sustaining major injuries after stepping onto a land mine. He lost his leg in the incident, but remarkably went on to have a career on the rodeo circuit as a bull rider, after being fitted with an extra-duty prosthetic.
Mission outline:
Stage at the MOBIL gas station, 2691 San Juan Rd, Aromas, CA 95004, NLT 1345 hours (1:45 PM)
KSU to the family home: 1400 (2:00 PM)
KSU to CCCVC: 1415 (2:15 PM)
Services scheduled for 1530 (3:30 PM)
We will stand a flag line during military honors.
RC: Hy Libby
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Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name Vernon Gilbert Avant
Gender Male
Birth Date 2 Dec 1932
Birth Place La Salle, Texas, USA
Father Alvin B Avant
Mother Elizabeth Marley
Bay Area, California
Honor Mission for
Vernon Avant, US Army (Ret)
Tuesday October 24, 2023
Seaside, CA
PGR has been asked to provide an escort and flag line for Army Veteran Vernon "Sleepy" Avant on Tuesday, October 24, and we will be honored to do so. During his three years in the service, Mr. Avant was a Combat Medic during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Purple Heart after sustaining major injuries after stepping onto a land mine. He lost his leg in the incident, but remarkably went on to have a career on the rodeo circuit as a bull rider, after being fitted with an extra-duty prosthetic.
Mission outline:
Stage at the MOBIL gas station, 2691 San Juan Rd, Aromas, CA 95004, NLT 1345 hours (1:45 PM)
KSU to the family home: 1400 (2:00 PM)
KSU to CCCVC: 1415 (2:15 PM)
Services scheduled for 1530 (3:30 PM)
We will stand a flag line during military honors.
RC: Hy Libby
___________________________________________
Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name Vernon Gilbert Avant
Gender Male
Birth Date 2 Dec 1932
Birth Place La Salle, Texas, USA
Father Alvin B Avant
Mother Elizabeth Marley
The Patriot Guard Riders
Bay Area, California
Honor Mission for
Vernon Avant, US Army (Ret)
Tuesday October 24, 2023
Seaside, CA
PGR has been asked to provide an escort and flag line for Army Veteran Vernon "Sleepy" Avant on Tuesday, October 24, and we will be honored to do so. During his three years in the service, Mr. Avant was a Combat Medic during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Purple Heart after sustaining major injuries after stepping onto a land mine. He lost his leg in the incident, but remarkably went on to have a career on the rodeo circuit as a bull rider, after being fitted with an extra-duty prosthetic.
Mission outline:
Stage at the MOBIL gas station, 2691 San Juan Rd, Aromas, CA 95004, NLT 1345 hours (1:45 PM)
KSU to the family home: 1400 (2:00 PM)
KSU to CCCVC: 1415 (2:15 PM)
Services scheduled for 1530 (3:30 PM)
We will stand a flag line during military honors.
RC: Hy Libby
___________________________________________
Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name Vernon Gilbert Avant
Gender Male
Birth Date 2 Dec 1932
Birth Place La Salle, Texas, USA
Father Alvin B Avant
Mother Elizabeth Marley
Bay Area, California
Honor Mission for
Vernon Avant, US Army (Ret)
Tuesday October 24, 2023
Seaside, CA
PGR has been asked to provide an escort and flag line for Army Veteran Vernon "Sleepy" Avant on Tuesday, October 24, and we will be honored to do so. During his three years in the service, Mr. Avant was a Combat Medic during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Purple Heart after sustaining major injuries after stepping onto a land mine. He lost his leg in the incident, but remarkably went on to have a career on the rodeo circuit as a bull rider, after being fitted with an extra-duty prosthetic.
Mission outline:
Stage at the MOBIL gas station, 2691 San Juan Rd, Aromas, CA 95004, NLT 1345 hours (1:45 PM)
KSU to the family home: 1400 (2:00 PM)
KSU to CCCVC: 1415 (2:15 PM)
Services scheduled for 1530 (3:30 PM)
We will stand a flag line during military honors.
RC: Hy Libby
___________________________________________
Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name Vernon Gilbert Avant
Gender Male
Birth Date 2 Dec 1932
Birth Place La Salle, Texas, USA
Father Alvin B Avant
Mother Elizabeth Marley
Inscription
PFC USA
KOREA
Gravesite Details
Inurnment 10/24/2023
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